Mortal City
Mortal City is Dar Williams' second album, released in January 1996 by Razor & Tie.
Mortal City | ||||
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Released | January 23, 1996 | |||
Studio | Sorcer Sound, Spa Studios and Live Wire, New York City | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 42:16 | |||
Label | Razor & Tie | |||
Producer | Steven Miller | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
The songs "As Cool as I Am" and "The Christians and the Pagans" were released as singles in 1996; the former was also accompanied by a music video. Unlike Williams' previous album, The Honesty Room, which was entirely acoustic, Mortal City featured electric backup on a number of the album's songs, particularly "The Ocean" and "The Blessings".
Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
- "As Cool As I Am" – 3:35
- "February" – 3:51
- "Iowa (Travelling III)" – 4:46
- "The Christians and the Pagans" – 3:03
- "This Was Pompeii" – 3:53
- "The Ocean" – 5:16
- "Family" (Pierce Pettis) – 3:22
- "The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed" – 3:12
- "The Blessings" – 3:50
- "Southern California Wants To Be Western New York" – 4:08
- "Mortal City" – 7:15
Personnel
- Dar Williams – vocals (all tracks), guitar (2-11)
- William Galison – harmonica (1), mandolin (4)
- Larry Campbell – guitar (1,3,10), dobro (3), fiddle (7), mandolin (10)
- Mark Egan – bass (1)
- Art Baron – digeridoo (1)
- Sammy Merendino – rhythm textures (1)
- Roger Squitero – bongos (1)
- Katryna Nields – vocals (1)
- Nerissa Nields – vocals (1)
- Erik Friedlander – cello (2,11)
- Cliff Eberhardt – vocals (3)
- Lucy Kaplansky – vocals (4)
- Zev Katz – bass (4,6,9)
- Billy Ward – snare drum (4), drums (6,9)
- Mark Shulman – electric guitar (5)
- John Prine – vocals (6)
- Jeff Golub – electric guitar (6,9)
- Eileen Ivers – fiddle (6)
- Gideon Freudmann – cello (8)
- Steve Gaboury – piano (11), textures (11)
References
- AllMusic Review
- Christgau, Robert. "Dar Williams". Robert Christgau.
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